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| Figure | Gombe | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Population | ||
| Fertility rate (survey) | 5.5 births per woman 2024 · 10/37Highest | 4.8 births per woman 2024 |
| Health | ||
| Basic vaccination | 49.2% 2024 · 17/37Highest | 39.4% 2024 |
| Births in a health facility | 48.5% 2024 · 21/37Highest | 43.3% 2024 |
| Child stunting | 50.6% 2024 · 8/37Highest | 39.5% 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality (survey) | 157 per 1,000 births 2024 · 4/37Highest | 110 per 1,000 births 2024 |
| Education | ||
| Literacy, men | 60.6% 2024 · 30/37 | 72.4% 2024Highest |
| Literacy, women | 42.9% 2024 · 28/37 | 57.2% 2024Highest |
| Energy | ||
| Households with electricity | 44.4% 2024 · 21/37 | 55.2% 2024Highest |
“Highest” marks the largest value, not the best result: for some figures, such as child deaths, lower is better. Ranks are among the states in the same survey round.
How each figure changed between the earliest and latest period all 2 places share. Whether a rise is good news depends on the figure.
Biggest change: Gombe, which fell by 1.5 births per woman.
Biggest change: Gombe, which rose by 26.8 points.
Biggest change: Gombe, which rose by 17.4 points.
Biggest change: Gombe, which rose by 3.1 points.
Biggest change: Gombe, which fell by 29 per 1,000 births.
Biggest change: Gombe, which fell by 6.0 points.
Biggest change: Gombe, which rose by 10.2 points.
Biggest change: Gombe, which fell by 3.7 points.
The states whose figures are closest overall, across every figure published for all states. Similar figures, not a judgement.
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Compare Gombe with them →Fertility rate (survey) is 15% higher in Gombe (5.5 births per woman) than in Nigeria (4.8 births per woman), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Basic vaccination is 9.8 percentage points higher in Gombe (49.2%) than in Nigeria (39.4%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Births in a health facility is 5.2 percentage points higher in Gombe (48.5%) than in Nigeria (43.3%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Child stunting is 11.1 percentage points higher in Gombe (50.6%) than in Nigeria (39.5%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Under-5 mortality (survey) is 43% higher in Gombe (157 per 1,000 births) than in Nigeria (110 per 1,000 births), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Literacy, men is 11.8 percentage points lower in Gombe (60.6%) than in Nigeria (72.4%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Literacy, women is 14.3 percentage points lower in Gombe (42.9%) than in Nigeria (57.2%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).
Households with electricity is 10.8 percentage points lower in Gombe (44.4%) than in Nigeria (55.2%), 2024.
Source: The DHS Program (ICF), Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API).